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Nascar Nation Do You Think Nascar should be considered for a sport in the Olympics??

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I was reading this article about it and I agree the Olympics are great, but they've got everything else from ping-pong to badminton etc that they consider a sport so why not "our favorite pastime" ? Couldn't you just picture your favorite driver competing for a gold medal? What do you guys think?

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note that the olympics have compettitors from all sorts of countries. I dnt think nascar is in VERY many countries. i might be wron but it is our pastime...so why share it with other countries. its ours...not theirs. lol idk tho. i doubt it will ever happen.
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Not sure, I will have to think about this.
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No cant imagine that, but if BMX can become a Olympic sport, I guess about anything can.

As long as golf stays away Ill be happy. Golf is a sport as much as chess.
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i think football should but not nascar
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I would just like to see some type of motorsport in the Oylmpics.
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no way, 90 percent of our drivers are American... it would be like the basketball team always so dominating... If anything you would see F1 cars, or Indy cars in olympics, but who is going to pay for all of that stuff? Nations like Togo wouldnt be able to afford that... It would be too tough to do such a thing... I guess you would have to find a whole new car, and whole new track, make it even for everyone and just have an equal field all the way around...

I think it would be too hard to just bring nascar in to olympics... no two ways about it.
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Yeah I think so. It would be interesting how they would break it down as far as short tracks, super speedways or road courses. I love watching the Olympics.
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motorsports do not belong in the Olympics
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The US would get every gold medal and I would definitly tune in to watch Team USA dominate.
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Oh h**l yes, There should be more nascar and less sports with a ball in them. I get tired of watching some over paid weenie that gets paid millions only work half of the year and turn in a sad performance year

after year.
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If Nascar were to be in the Olympics , no one would watch any of the other events.
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I think it would become too diverse to have other countries involved. We definitely wouldn't want NASCAR in the judge seats either.
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personally, i don't see it. but eddie gossage at texas motor speedway supposedly fought hard to get the olympics in texas in 2012 so that they could introduce some sort of racing as an exhibition sport. i guess they polled a bunch of drivers from F1, Indy, and Nascar and of course, each said theirs would be the best motorsport to introduce. i think they were looking at an IROC sorta thing, thus allowing racers from many disciplines and many countries to compete. but new york won the american bid for the olympics over dallas, then london won it overall - so i guess it won't be happening next olympics, if ever...

http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/opinion/...
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I hate the Olympics but I think it would be cool to see Go-Karting in the Olympics. Professional Go-Karting, that is.
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How can NASCAR be considered a sport..drivers aren't honored for their ability to drive the car..just how many trinkets and t-shirts one can sell..also how good looking one might be...being in the Olympics would be a joke..little girl so called NASCAR fans think Danica Dale Jr. is the worlds greatest driver....
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